Metallic receptacle.



B. P. PAUNGE.

' METALLIC REGEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1911.

1 #943 4 1 2 Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Iatent.

Application filed April 12, 1911. Serial No. 620,523.

' latented Nov. 5. 1912.

To all when it may comm. Be it known'that I, BENJAMIN F. FAUNon,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Receptacles, of whic the following is a speclfication;

. My invention relates to metal barrels, kegs',"drums, cylinders, tubs, p1 or the like composed of sections connecte together circumferentially in accordance with principles hereinafter to be ex lained.

It has heretofore ieen found very diflicult to secure the sections ofmetal shipping and storing receptacles together so as'to mamtain the 'oints in a non-leakable condition,

because t e seams and joints were not sufiiciently protected and reinforced and were not carefully shaped.

It is one of the objects of this inventio to construct the joints of metallic receptacles and equivalent articles so that they will not leak or become loosened under even more than ordinarily severe conditions.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevatlon, partly in section, of a metallic barrel constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragment of Fig. 1 showing the joint in an enlarged cross-section, with the ribs on the outer ring or hoop omitted. Figs. 3, 4,5, '7, 8-, 9, 10, and 12 are fragmentary views showing cross-sections of eight modifications of my invention. Fig, 6 1s a plan of another modification of my invention. Fig. 11 is an end view" of the outer ring before its ends have been connected together.-

drawings have the same reference numerals as Fig. 1 to designate the same or analogous parts, but the numerals forparts analo ous to, but not identical with, correspon ing parts on Fig. l are accompamed by exponent letters.

of the sections being closed by material integral with the sides of the sections or otherwlse, as desired. The sections 1 and 2 are placed with their open ends confronting each other, so that their adjacent edges can be secured together to form a tight joint. I

provide each section with a. reentrant circxnnferential groove 3 a short distance from the edge of its open end, leaving that portion 0 the end between its edge and the groove 3 substantially parallel with the axis of the barrel, this portion being marked 4. The adjacent edges of the sections are placed 1 opposite each other so as to form a buttjoint, but they may be made to over-lap, as shown in Fig. 4. The walls 5 of the grooves 3 are inclined outwardly toward each other. Between the walls 5 and, within the portions 4 I prefer to'place the internal hoop or ring 6, having its cross-section in the shape of a frustum of a cone so as to fit the said walls 5 and portions 4. I place the external 1'" I or hoop 7 (Fig. 1) or 7 (Fig. 2) 3.101% the exterior faces of the adjacent ends of the sect-ions 1 and 2 and concentric with the ring 6, the exterior ring having an inner groove "or "channel with side walls and bottom arranged and proportioned to fit the exterior facesof the walls 5 and the portions 4. The exterior ringis made open at one point as shown in Fig. 11, so that it can be readily put in theplace described, where it may be clamped ti htly around the barrel until its ends have een welded, soldered, brazed, or otherwise connected together. The ring 7 is in the form of an I-beam which the ring 7 a is a. channel-bar. The joint shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is very stron since the parts thereof are tightly clamped ietween wedging members and are bent or shaped so as to resist strains tending to pull the sections apart or to permit them to creep between the rings;

In Fig. 3, the parts are the same as in Fig. 2 except that the of the internal ring 6 and the external ring 7 contiguous with the said wall 5" are each at a right angle to the axis of the barrel, drum, or other article. The omission of the grooves 3 causes the joint to extend beyond the periphery of the barrel farther than it extends in Figs. 1 and 2.

In Fig. 4, the parts are the same as in Fi 3 except that the portions 4 have been ma 0 to overlap.

In Fig. 5, the parts are like those in Fig. 3 except that the walls 5 are inclined outwardly and away from each other, requiring the cross-section of the inner ring 6 to have the shape of the ring 6 of Fig. 2 but with the parts rotated 180 degrees. The outer grooves 3 have been omitted and that the walls 5 and the faces The several figures after Fig. 1 of the ring 7 has its side walls or flanges bent towardeach other so as to fit the outer faces of the walls 5. The angle between a wall 5 and an end portion 1 is acute, as also is the angle between a wall 5 and the corresponding body wall of a section 1 or 2. These acute angles make the joint very strong to resist forces tending to pull the ends of the sections apart.

Fig. 6 shows the outer ring of Fig. 5 divided into sections 7 These sections can be made at a lower cost than the complete ring.

In Fig. 7 I have shown the parts as in Fig. 3, but with the ends of the portions 1- soldered or butt-welded together as shown at the seam 8. The outer ring 7 has an inner groove 9 to receive any surplus metal at seam.

Fig. 8 differs from Fig. 3 in having the portions 4 soldered or welded to the outer face of the ring 6 as shown at 10.

Fig. 9 differs from Fig. 8 in having the walls 5*, and not the portions 4, soldered or welded to the ring 6 as shown at 10.

. Fig. 10 is the same as Fig. 1 with the overlapping portions 4 connected, soldered or welded together, as shown at 10".

In Fig. 12 the parts are as in Fig. 3 except that the portions 4 extend outwardly at a slight angle to the axis of the sections.

I do not limit my invention to the formation of receptacles having a definite number of joints, nor to the formation of bodies with closed ends since it may be employed toconnect pipe ends and the like. I do not in other respects limit the details and combinations to those shown and described as the same may be variously modified without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I have shown the ends of the sections soldered or welded or brazed to each other directly as in Figs. 7 and 10 and indirectly to each other through the inner ring 6 as in Figs. 8 and 9. Such intimate metallic connection as is caused by soldering, welding,

or brazing I have called bonding in the claims.

I claim- 1. Two tubular bodies having an end of one adjacent to an end of the other, the said adjacent ends having their extreme portions originally substantially parallel to the axis of the bodies, and having portions originally extending outwardly away from the axis of the said bodies and connecting the said ex treme portions disposed transversely of the said axis, an inner continuous ring having surfaces in contact with the inner surfaces of said transverse portion and at least one of the parallel portions, and an outer open ring having its ends bonded together and having inner faces originally conforming to and fitting against the outer faces of the said transverse and parallel portions, the outer ring forming a rib external to the general surface of the body. v

2. Two tubular bodies having an end of one adjacent to an end of the other, the said adjacent ends having their extreme port-ions originally substantially parallel to the axis of the bodies, and having portions originally extending outwardly away from the axis of the said bodies and connecting the said extreme portions disposed transversely of the said axis, an inner continuous ring having surfaces in contact with the inner surfaces of said transverse portion and at least one of the parallel. portions, and an outer ring having inner faces originally conforming to and fitting against the outer faces of the said transverse and parallel portions, there being a bonding connection between the said adjacent ends of the bodies, the outer ring forming a rib external to the general surface of the body.

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa, this 11th day of AprihA. D. 1911.

BENJAMIN F. FAUNCE. \Vitnesscs:

F. N. BARBER, Amos R. BnA'rrY. 

